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The other two big contenders for the win were
INEOS Grenadiers and Soudal - Quick-Step, however as the teams rolled by the finish questions began to be put on whether the time of the American team could be beaten. Team DSM finished 9 seconds behind, Jayco AlUla finished 4, but most surprisingly INEOS rolled in 2 seconds behind.
Bahrain - Victorious lost 3 seconds at the finish. Soudal - Quick-Step were the only team then capable of beating the time of EF. It seemed as if Soudal - Quick-Step did not have the firepower in the first intermediate point, but as they rode into the finish the clock said otherwise, as 1 single second made the difference.
The gaps were very tight, and Luke Plapp has become the new race leader with the same time as Remco Evenepoel. Ahead of the first mountain stage, their lead on the UAE Team Emirates riders is of over a minute already.